ARIZONA STATE
U N | V E R S I T Y TEMPE, ARIZONA 85281

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES (602) 965-3421
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

February 19, 197]

Professor Joshua Lederberg
Stanford University
Stanford, Ca. 94305

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

It sometimes takes awhile for an article to reach its target, but your
April 1970 article in the Washington Post was only just reprinted

in a small abstract magazine and reached my desk last week. I am most
interested in a land-use and land-taxation policy revision, for I
believe like you do, that such a change is necessary before some of
the major environmental improvements can come about that we so badly
need in our cities and towns.

If you know where I can learn some more details about either Pete
McCloskey's ideas or others dealing with plans for tax reform, I
would be delighted to hear from you.

Mrs. Chilton and I remember with pleasure the evening we shared with
you at Jerry and Judy Rose's house about a year and a half ago. I
hope you and your wife are well and that I may hear from you soon.

Sincerely yours,
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E.A. Chilton
Professor of Engineering

sss MAR 1 1 1977

As you know, there is an enormous literature
on land taxation policy (Henry George etc.,
for example).

I have not seen any legislative followup;
but the Rockefeller Population Commission has popn. distribution on its agenda,
bn and the matter comes up in many other ways.

Senator Goldwater's office might be eager
to help you dig; let me know if you see anything very tangible.

Sincerely,